Hope your day today (and always!) is filled with lots of love and laughter! Happy holidays!
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Just Like Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
I’ve been known to choose my flights based on which connecting airports have a Cinnabon. We don’t have one in my city, so if I’m lucky enough to have a layover anywhere near that intoxicating, ooey-gooey cinnamon goodness, then give me a good book, some hand sanitizer and a plastic fork – I’m all in.
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DIY Ornaments Made From Wrapping Paper Scraps
Any other last minute gift wrappers out there? Don’t recycle those little end scraps of wrapping paper just yet – use them to make colorful, DIY ornaments! This is an incredibly easy DIY craft project that you can do by yourself or get the kids involved! (Snow day, anyone?) The only supplies you need are
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2013 Holiday Home Tour
Our 2013 holiday decorations are filled with lots of color, lots of DIY, and lots of fun – come on in and take a look! The front half of our family room, which doubles as my 3 year-old daughter Kate’s playroom and my office, is the spot for our gorgeous new family tree from Lowe’s
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Easy, No-Sew DIY Lampshade Cover Using a Scarf
Looking to give your lampshades a new look for the holidays or the winter season? Try my easy, no-sew idea to cover and cozy them up using a scarf! One of my favorite additions to our home this year is the IKEA Tarva dresser I transformed to use as a sideboard in our kitchen. I
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Kate’s Christmas Countdown {Advent} Calendar
My daughter Kate is almost four years old and more excited than ever for Christmas, so I decided to make her a Christmas calendar countdown as we tick down our days to the 25th! I knew I wanted something fun, festive, and reusable year after year. I also didn’t want candy to be the daily
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How to Make Perfect Cut Out Sugar Cookies
I’ve mutilated so many wannabe gingerbread men and Christmas tree cookies that I should be blacklisted from every bakery aisle at this point. My repeated years of failures convinced me that you must need fancy, expensive (and super secret) tools, or some kind of pastry chef degree to make perfectly shaped, perfectly baked, perfectly frosted
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